Teaching us that every hard work will pay off, Nicholas Sparks states that “Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy” in his book entitled Message in a Bottle.

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not” by André Gide in Autumn Leaves, encourages us to stay true to who we truly are. After all, we are the best versions of ourselves.

According to H. Jackson Brown Jr. in his book P.S. I Love You, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” Regret nothing and live your life to the fullest!

The famed line “Not all those who wander are lost” by J.R.R. Tolkien in his book, The Fellowship of the Ring, emphasizes the importance of having adventures in life.

In Diary, Chuck Palahniuk reminds his readers that “The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

“The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts we have today,” says Pittacus Lore in The Power of Six.

In his book Make Good Art, Neil Gaiman says, “If you’re making mistakes it means you’re out there doing something.” Don’t be afraid to fail! It’s better to fail at something than do nothing at all (which is by default, also failing).

The famous author of the Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket, says “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives” in his book entitled The Ersatz Elevator.

In his book Different Seasons, Stephen King empowers us to “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” Our lives are going to end at some point and we know that. So which one will you choose?

Mitch Albom chose to motivate with his quote “All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time” in The Five People You Meet In Heaven. Stay hopeful!